tritonousadj.
/ˈtrʌɪtənəs/ rare.
Consisting of three tones or notes.
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chromatic1603
octachordala1661
octachord1761
hendecachordal1842
tritonous1847
pentatonic1864
pentaphonic1881
melodic1889
heptatonic1890
gapped1910
twelve-tone1926
twelve-note1928
hexatonic1930
octatonic1963
1847 P. H. Gosse & R. Hill Birds of Jamaica 194 The Flycatcher..is pertinacious in its tritonous call.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1847